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AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Announces End After 12 Years

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Saturday, May 13, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank has announced the end of the popular AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival after bringing together dozens of award-winning musical acts, blues lovers, volunteers, and Food Bank supporters to Embarcadero Marina Park North for the past twelve years.

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  • The annual fundraiser event, hosted by the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, has ended due to inflationary pressures and soaring overhead costs
    SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank has announced the end of the popular AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival after bringing together dozens of award-winning musical acts, blues lovers, volunteers, and Food Bank supporters to Embarcadero Marina Park North for the past twelve years.
  • "AimLoan.com's support of the Blues Festival was an integral part of the event's success from its inception, and we extend our deepest gratitude to Vince for his significant contributions and generous support of the San Diego Blues Festival and the Food Bank's critical hunger-relief mission."
  • Vince Kasperick founded the AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival in partnership with Event Producer, Michael Kinsman, and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank in 2011.
  • Over the years, the AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival has attracted thousands of local and out-of-town visitors to the downtown San Diego waterfront to enjoy a day of renowned musical artists playing live on two stages from morning to sunset.

Carlos Santana & Cindy Blackman Santana Join 2TSpark on "It's My Body," A Rallying Call For Women's Reproductive Rights

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Friday, September 16, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the historic tradition of using music to fuel collective action, longtime musical collaborators and bandmates Tracy Blackman and Tina "Bean" Blaine — performing together as 2TSpark — announce the release of their song "It's My Body" on September 17. Featuring Carlos Santana on guitar and Cindy Blackman Santana on drums, the anthem is an impassioned, world-fusion rallying call for women's reproductive rights.

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  • Featuring Carlos Santana on guitar and Cindy Blackman Santana on drums, the anthem is an impassioned, world-fusion rallying call for women's reproductive rights.
  • "We all hope that this video and song will help raise awareness around the globe and raise funds for organizations that are dedicated to supporting women's rights and their reproductive freedom," says Tracy.
  • "After Bean and I recorded the song, with Vicki Randle on backing vocals, my sister Cindy heard it and said she'd put down drum parts.
  • Session files were sent to Studio A in Las Vegas to record the guitar and drums respectively performed by Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman Santana.

National Nonprofit Little Kids Rock Rebrands to Music Will With Goal of Reaching One Million More Kids in Next Five Years

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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MONTCLAIR, N.J., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Kids Rock, the largest nonprofit music program in U.S. public schools, today unveiled a bold new brand, Music Will, with artist support across a wide variety of genres from Slash and Usher to Hozier, Mavis Staples and Darryl DMC McDaniels. The 20-year-old national nonprofit aims to bring the gift of music to a million more kids in the next five years.

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  • The 20-year-old national nonprofit aims to bring the gift of music to a million more kids in the next five years.
  • "For two decades, we have been leading the charge to innovate the way students learn and make music," said Little Kids Rock Founder and CEO, Dave Wish, a former elementary school music teacher.
  • "Starting today, we are Music Will and hope everyone will embrace the change by finishing the sentence with their own take on what music will do."
  • Many legendary artists have lent their support to the movement by offering their perspective on what music will do.

Critically Acclaimed Documentary, Mr. SOUL! Receives the 2022 Peabody Award

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Produced, written and directed by Melissa Haizlip, the celebrated documentary, "Mr. SOUL!" is the proud recipient of the prestigious 2022 Peabody Award. The winning announcement was made by Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman. The award is being presented for the PBS broadcast of "Mr. SOUL!" which premiered on Independent Lens during Black History Month 2021. Recognized by The New York Times as a top Streaming Pick, "Mr. SOUL!" is the winner of the Best First Documentary Feature at the 2020 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, and Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards. "Mr. SOUL!" was also shortlisted at the 93rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Original Song, for "Show Me Your Soul" by Grammy Award-winning composer Robert Glasper and Grammy Award-winning singer Lalah Hathaway.

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    NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Produced, written and directed by Melissa Haizlip, the celebrated documentary, "Mr.
  • is the proud recipient of the prestigious 2022 Peabody Award.
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LITTLE KIDS ROCK UNVEILS LINEUP FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT IN NEW YORK CITY MAY 17

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Thursday, May 5, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Kids Rock, the national nonprofit on a mission to transform lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in public schools across the country, today unveiled the lineup of honorees and musical guests for its 20th Anniversary benefit taking place May 17 in New York City. Presented by Hot Topic Foundation, the event will be emceed by SiriusXM Hits1's host of The Morning Mash Up, Nicole Ryan.

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  • NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Little Kids Rock, the national nonprofit on a mission to transform lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in public schools across the country, today unveiled the lineup of honorees and musical guests for its 20thAnniversary benefit taking place May 17 in New York City.
  • Presented byHot TopicFoundation, the event will be emceed by SiriusXMHits1's host of The Morning Mash Up, Nicole Ryan.
  • Music Industry Icon Mavis Staples will receive the Peace & Freedom Awardat the event.
  • This year's benefit will take place from 6-10 p.m. at Terminal5, located at610 W. 56th St.in Midtown Manhattan.

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ORION AMPHITHEATER IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA DESIGNED BY DAVID M. SCHWARZ ARCHITECTS PREPARES FOR THE FIRST WALTZ, GRAND OPENING CONCERT

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The $46M newly constructed Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, AL, designed by David M. Schwarz Architects (DMSAS), will celebrate its First Waltz Grand Opening weekend May 13-15th 2022.

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The $46M newly constructed Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, AL, designed by David M. Schwarz Architects (DMSAS), will celebrate its First Waltz Grand Opening weekend May 13-15th 2022.
  • The event will finish on Sunday with a special performance from Huntsville's own vibrant musical community hosted by Melody Shari and Dante Pride.
  • "More than an amphitheater, this facility will help us grow our music and culture economy.
  • David M Schwarz Architects (DMSAS), the Design Architect for the Orion Amphitheater, was founded by Driehaus Prize Laureate David Schwarz in 1978.

The Blind Boys of Alabama Team up with the Foundation Fighting Blindness and Two Blind Brothers for Music to our Eyes Livestream Music Series

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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In partnership with Two Blind Brothers, this Facebook series will feature the Blind Boys of Alabama on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 8 p.m.

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  • In partnership with Two Blind Brothers, this Facebook series will feature the Blind Boys of Alabama on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 8 p.m.
  • The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music.
  • "It was great to be in-person with the Blind Boys of Alabama for the first time in our Music to Our Eyes series," says Jason Menzo, COO at the Foundation.
  • "The Blind Boys are legendary, and each member is a unique inspiration for those in the vision loss community."

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Announces One Million Dollars In Aid For Communities in The Bay Area and Beyond

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass' support will allow Sweet Relief to provide hundreds of new grants of up to $1,000 to musicians and workers.

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  • Hardly Strictly Bluegrass' support will allow Sweet Relief to provide hundreds of new grants of up to $1,000 to musicians and workers.
  • This year, grants will honor HSB's long connection to the San Francisco Bay Area and New Orleans, which are both focal points of this year's festival and centers of roots music.
  • Support from organizations like Hardly Strictly Bluegrass guarantees our future by investing in our present."
  • Last year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass relief was focused on Bay Area venues that had been shut down by shelter-in-place, had no government aid in sight at that time, and needed an immediate and urgent lifeline.

Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club Opens Thursday, September 30, in Portsmouth, NH Featuring World-Renowned Jazz and Blues Artists in a Newly Restored State-of-the-Art Venue

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club's Fall 2021 lineup includes 12 GRAMMY Award-Winners and additional jazz and blues musicians with over 100 GRAMMY Award Nominations amongst them!

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  • Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club's Fall 2021 lineup includes 12 GRAMMY Award-Winners and additional jazz and blues musicians with over 100 GRAMMY Award Nominations amongst them!
  • "Our vision is for Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club to represent the highest standard of excellence in music, food, and service.
  • The mission of Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club is to provide guests a one-of-a-kind, world-class experience featuring serious jazz and blues music served with exceptional southern-inspired cuisine.
  • Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club features a spectacular and visually breathtaking environment engineered to deliver the highest quality acoustics while utilizing state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies.

Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche to Speak at Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar in New Orleans, LA

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Thursday, August 26, 2021
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On August 27th, Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche will take part in a keynote interview at the Music Business Institute's 29th Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar.

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  • NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On August 27th, Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche will take part in a keynote interview at the Music Business Institute's 29th Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar.
  • The Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar, which runs August 26 through 28, gives entertainment industry professionals, legal experts, and creatives an opportunity to learn about and discuss current trends and hot topics in today's entertainment business.
  • The forum is a natural setting for Sound Royalties, who are recognized experts in the global music and royalty financing marketplace.
  • "As a leader in the royalty advance space, Sound Royalties understands the legal complexities that creatives must navigate," said Heiche.